Jaime Oikle - Running Restaurants

Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations

In this episode, host Jaime Oikle interviews Brianna Keefe, founder and CEO of Toastique, a fast casual wellness cafe with over 65 locations across 25 states. Brianna shares how her

By Jaime Oikle

/ 10 Sep 2026

Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations

Scorecards & Dashboards: How to Use Data to Drive Staff Performance

In the heat of a busy service, it's easy to feel like everything is moving - yet nothing is improving. That's where staff scorecards and dashboards come

By Jaime Oikle

/ 8 Sep 2026

Scorecards & Dashboards: How to Use Data to Drive Staff Performance

Scrappy, Smart and Data-Driven: Inside the Growth of Teriyaki Madness With CMO Jodi Boyce

In this episode of the Running Restaurants podcast, host Jaime Oikle interviews Jodi Boyce, CMO of Teriyaki Madness. Jodi shares her unique career journey, from driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

By Jaime Oikle

/ 2 Sep 2026

Scrappy, Smart and Data-Driven: Inside the Growth of Teriyaki Madness With CMO Jodi Boyce

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

Performance Foodservice was the Diamond Sponsor for this Webinar. Performance Foodservice is RR's exclusive on demand replay partner – PFG customers can enjoy the full replay for a limited

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

In this session Jaime and Roger present a rapid-fire session with immediately actionable ideas to: * Drive business on a slow night(s) * Create Cash Cow items that bring a

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026

From Failure to Eight Restaurants: What Dan Simons Learned Building Founding Farmers

Dan Simons, co-founder of Founding Farmers, a farmer-owned restaurant group generating $100 million in annual sales across eight locations, joins Jaime Oikle, show host and RunningRestaurants.com founder.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 26 Aug 2026

From Failure to Eight Restaurants: What Dan Simons Learned Building Founding Farmers

Why Restaurant Employees Stay - and Why They Leave

New data says hourly employees pick local restaurants over corporate chains 5 to 1, once pay is fair. Homebase co-founder Rushi Patel breaks down why, and what it means for how you manage your team.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 19 Aug 2026

Why Restaurant Employees Stay - and Why They Leave

The Sun, Not the Wind: Why Warmth Outperforms Force in Restaurant Leadership and Service

Yelling gets the ticket fixed tonight. It doesn't get you a team that stays, or a guest who comes back. A 2,500-year-old fable, applied to your floor and your front door.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 17 Aug 2026

The Sun, Not the Wind: Why Warmth Outperforms Force in Restaurant Leadership and Service

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

RunningRestaurants.com founder and podcast host Jaime Oikle interviews Darren Spicer, founder of Clutch Coffee Bar and 110 Ventures. Darren shares his journey from working at Dutch Bros at 18

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

7 Ways Your Restaurant Is Leaking Profit Every Week (And How to Plug Them)

Your restaurant probably isn't losing money to one big problem, it's leaking it a little at a time. Here are 7 places independent operators should look first, and exactly how to plug each leak.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

7 Ways Your Restaurant Is Leaking Profit Every Week (And How to Plug Them)

8 Ways Your Online Ordering Menu Is Killing Conversions

Your online ordering menu might be costing you! Here are 8 conversion killers hiding in plain sight on independent restaurant ordering menus, and how to fix each one before your next rush.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 10 Aug 2026

8 Ways Your Online Ordering Menu Is Killing Conversions

What Restaurant Employees Really Want in 2026

We welcome back Jordan Boesch, CEO of 7Shifts, to discuss their 2026 report "What Restaurant Employees Want". Key findings reveal that understaffing remains the top employee stressor, great

By Jaime Oikle

/ 6 Aug 2026

What Restaurant Employees Really Want in 2026